Ricardo Lanza

Ricardo Lanza (1911-December 1945) was a caporegime of the Tattaglia crime family.

Biography
Ricardo Lanza was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1911, and he later emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City. Lanza became a caporegime in the Tattaglia crime family, and, in December 1945, he was sent to ambush the wounded Don Vito Corleone's ambulance as it drove across the Brooklyn Bridge. However, he was interrogated by Corleone crime family enforcer Aldo Trapani, and Lanza revealed that the Tattaglias had abducted Tom Hagen. Trapani proceeded to execute Lanza and drive the Don to the hospital.